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TDE, 1,1-dichloro 2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl) ethane, as an anopheline larvicide

C C DEONIER, H A JONES

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |October 29, 2010
    PubMed
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    No abstract available in PubMed .

    Keywords:
    CHLOROPHENYLETHANE (DDT)/chemistryINSECTICIDESLARVICIDESMOSQUITOES/eradicationTDETETRACHLORODIPHENYLETHANE

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